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About Taspara Village

Taspara is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 215 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taspara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taspara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 128.91 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 215
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taspara compares

By the 2011 count Taspara is the 139th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 128.91 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Taspara

Taspara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taspara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taspara from other places

Taspara lies about 41 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Taspara
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 35 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 41 km

Villages closest to Taspara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Taspara

As per the Census of India 2011, Taspara village had a population of 431. That makes it the 139th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Taspara village has 215 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taspara has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Taspara is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taspara covers 128.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taspara falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taspara is Mallarpur, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taspara.

Taspara is about 41 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taspara is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Mallarpur is about 19 km away. Sagardighi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pania (1.7 km), Parulia (5.2 km) and Pauli (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Taspara today is likely to be higher.

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